PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taneli Hauki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hauki has chosen Kyuss - Green Machine as his entrance music. Taneli Hauki has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen's chin.

Kalervo Kukkonen
vs
Hauki

175 cm
23
191 lbs
13 - 3 - 1

188 cm
23
197 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Hellbent

DJs Locker

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Taneli Hauki!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kukkonen is looking to score with low kicks.
Hauki misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kukkonen is looking to slow Hauki down with leg kicks.
Hauki thumps Kukkonen with a low kick.
Hauki throws a leg kick that misses.
Kukkonen looks to throw a body kick
and Hauki counters with an outside leg kick.
Kukkonen cracks a nice hook into Hauki's ribs.

Kukkonen closes the distance and clinches.
Hauki lands a body shot.
Kukkonen blocks an uppercut.
Hauki lands with a left to the head.
Hauki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kukkonen fails to pull guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Hauki manages to break the clinch.
Hauki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kukkonen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hauki scrambles back to his feet.
Hauki missing with a left hand there. Kukkonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kukkonen misses with an uppercut. Hauki saw that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hauki.
Kukkonen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taneli Hauki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kukkonen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hauki.
Hauki scores with a jab to the head.
Hauki misses with an uppercut. Kukkonen saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hauki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Kukkonen is rocked!
Hauki missing with a left hand there. Kukkonen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kukkonen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hauki counters with a thumping low kick.
Kukkonen misses with a hook. Hauki ducked under it nicely.
Kukkonen misses with a wild body shot.
Kukkonen throws a hook but Hauki blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hauki throws a sloppy head kick and Kukkonen moves out of range easily.
Kukkonen attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Kukkonen changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kukkonen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hauki as he jumps to the side.
Kukkonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hauki.
Hauki misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Kukkonen misses.
Kukkonen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hauki.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Hauki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kukkonen has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kukkonen and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kukkonen misses with a looping left.
Kukkonen throws a leg kick but Hauki sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A low kick from Kukkonen is predictable there
and Hauki counters with a slapping leg kick.
Kukkonen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hauki but Hauki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kukkonen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kukkonen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hauki comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kukkonen will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Kukkonen scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kukkonen is looking to wear down Hauki with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kukkonen bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauki throws a sloppy head kick and Kukkonen moves out of range easily.
Kukkonen has a takedown stuffed.
Kukkonen throws a wild body kick that Hauki sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kukkonen. Hauki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kukkonen tries to work over Hauki's front leg with a kick but Hauki checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kukkonen takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hauki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kukkonen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hauki checks a leg kick nicely.
Kukkonen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Kukkonen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taneli Hauki dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Kukkonen tries a head kick but it misses.
Kukkonen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hauki counters with a low kick, right behind Kukkonen 's knee.
Kukkonen misses with a hook. Hauki ducked under it nicely.
Kukkonen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kukkonen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hauki was well out of range. Poor timing from Kukkonen.
Kukkonen loads up on a big right hand but Hauki slips the punch.
Hauki moves out of range of the body kick.
Kukkonen misses the shot to the body.
Hauki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kukkonen is looking to clinch.
Kukkonen lands a jab.
Hauki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kukkonen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hauki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kukkonen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kukkonen lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Hauki has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Hauki and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Kukkonen feints and as Hauki raises his hands in defense, Kukkonen changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hauki wants to sweep here but Kukkonen controlling him for the moment.
Kukkonen engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hauki is trying to keep Kukkonen in close.
Kukkonen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kukkonen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kukkonen postures up.
Kukkonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hauki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hauki checks a leg kick nicely.
Kukkonen dives in and grabs Hauki's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hauki pushes down on Kukkonen's head and hops out.
Kukkonen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hauki manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kukkonen shoots in for a takedown but Hauki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hauki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hauki throws a leg kick which misses Kukkonen's front leg but catches the back leg as Kukkonen tries to avoid it.
Kukkonen swings for the body but Hauki moves out of range.
Hauki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kukkonen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hauki wants to slow Kukkonen down by chopping away at his legs.
Kukkonen feints and then cracks Hauki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hauki down.
Nice shot lands for Kukkonen.
Kukkonen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hauki misses with a body shot.
Kukkonen takes a swing at Hauki's ribcage but misses.
Kukkonen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hauki's head backwards.
Hauki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kukkonen fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rambo Kalervo Kukkonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kukkonen takes one to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hauki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kukkonen.
Kukkonen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hauki is just out of range.
Taneli Hauki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hauki catches Kukkonen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kukkonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
BOOM! Hauki lands a beautiful left hook that drops Kukkonen. Kukkonen tries to recover but Hauki is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Kukkonen lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taneli Hauki!
Taneli Hauki is the new middleweight champion!